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Position Title: Assistant Cook

Employee Type: Full-Time Regular or Part-Time Regular

Supervisor Title: Manager, Nutrition or Cook

Division: Head Start, U.S. Programs

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.



The Role

The Assistant Cook/Food Transporter will assist in ordering, preparing, serving and documenting meals and snacks for children served in the Head Start and/or Early Head Start program, following menus and all phases of kitchen operations including inventory control.

You will contribute to smooth flow of operations in the assigned kitchen, and to the functioning of the kitchen in adherence to health and food safety codes and the strict cleanliness of the kitchen and food service and storage areas, preparing foods for infants and toddlers and/or preschool children following the USDA/CACFP and Head Start standards. This position may involve reassignment to various kitchens/centers as deemed necessary for program operations.

You will assist in ordering, preparing, serving and documenting meals and snacks, and will be responsible for safely transporting meals to program satellite sites. This position may involve reassignment to various kitchens/centers as deemed necessary for program operations.

As a front-line representative of Save the Children, you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she encounters and represents the agency values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change
• Prepares food to meet the needs of children with special needs, restricted diets, medical issues or disabilities; ensures that specifications are met in accordance to Save the Children policies, State Regulations, OHS and CACFP/USDA
• Prepares and serves food and assists in any food related activities as directed and menus as approved by registered dietician/nutritionist.
• Prepares and serves all meals as planned, paying attention to food presentation and freshness
• Assists Head Cook with overseeing full kitchen operations and may supervise volunteer assistants (depending on size of workload)
• Assists with maintenance of inventory for food service operations
• Assists with the processing and storage of food and food related items as they are delivered
• Assists with ensuring that standardized recipes are followed and appropriate quantities of food and serving proportions are prepared and served in accordance with the CACFP meal requirements
• Assists with ensuring production books for CACFP and documents are completed accurately daily
• Attends child nutrition meetings and required program meetings.
• Receives, inspects and verifies delivery of food, food related items and all kitchen/food inventory in absence of Head cook.
• Implements a cost-effective food service program, according to federal, state and local regulations that is a financially successful operation by helping to control food and labor costs
• Performs any other relevant duties as assigned by manager
• Delivers meals to satellite Head Start Program sites
• Keeps in close contact with the site office while in the field
• Conducts pre- and post- inspections of vehicle daily
• Ensures health and safety standards are followed at all times of deliveries (to and from vehicle and to and from classrooms), by maintaining and monitoring the food temperatures before and after deliveries
• Reports all accidents or incidents to the supervisor immediately
• Provides a clean and safe…